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Etymology

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за- (za-) +‎ ма́зать (mázatʹ)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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зама́зать (zamázatʹpf (imperfective зама́зывать)

  1. to paint over
  2. to stick with putty
    зама́зать окна на зи́муzamázatʹ okna na zímuto seal (up) [stop up] the windows with putty for the winter
  3. (colloquial) to daub over, to make dirty, to stain
  4. (colloquial) to efface, to erase
    зама́зать оши́бкиzamázatʹ ošíbkito erase mistakes

Conjugation

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